It’s January, and that means it’s time to talk about goal consensus. See where we discussed this in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

What are your goals for your clients? What do you hope they get out of working with you? Which direction do you hope they move in? How do you hope they experience your time together?

Here’s what we’ll be discussing this month:

1. Take your primary modality (and if you don’t have one, choose the modality you’re most interested in) and identify the 3 main goals of it. I recommend just googling “_______ (modality) goals” and seeing what comes up. Here’s a good one I found for DBT, and one for IPNB.

2. Name a few of the most common goals your clients have. How would they put it in their own words?

3. If you have a therapist, ask them what their goals are for you. If you don’t have a therapist, imagine having one; what would their goals be for you? Do they have the same goals as you?

Looking forward to seeing you all in this beautiful new year.